"MYSTICISME. Croyance religieuse ou philosophique qui admet des communications secrètes entre l'homme et la divinité. MYSTIQUE. Qui a un caractère de spiritualité allégorique en parlant des choses de la religion." LITTRE. II. SUMMARY OF EVENTS.-Accession of Edward III. -His French wars-The French wars, royal, not national -Increased power of the Commons-They want to manage home affairs and usually leave foreign to the king-Their hate of foreigners - Their opposition to papal encroachments - Statutes of "Provisors" and "Præmunire"-Decrease of papal influence in England 14 Plagues, murrains, tempests, earthquakes minds distressed by them... ... ... Mystic ... Last years of Edward III.-Financial difficulties- ... Reign of Richard II.-His difficulties-Wyclif; the rising of the peasantry; the lords "Appellant "Various phases of good and bad government-The catastrophe- III. ANALYSIS OF "PIERS PLOWMAN."-The Vision- The field full of folk-Trial of Meed-Trial of Wrong I. PRELIMINARIES.-Dreams and visions, in Italy, in ... ... ... I I II. SUMMARY OF EVENTS.-Accession of Edward III. national-Increased power of the Commons-They want to manage home affairs and usually leave foreign to the king-Their hate of foreigners - Their opposition to papal encroachments - Statutes of "Provisors" and "Præmunire"-Decrease of papal influence in England 14 Plagues, murrains, tempests, earthquakes - Mystic minds distressed by them... ... ... ... Last years of Edward III.-Financial difficulties- Reign of Richard II.-His difficulties-Wyclif; the rising of the peasantry; the lords "Appellant "-Various III. ANALYSIS OF "PIERS PLOWMAN."-The Vision- The field full of folk-Trial of Meed-Trial of Wrong Conversion of the Deadly Sins-Piers - |